Oral Propranolol for Treatment of Pediatric Capillary Hemangiomas

Jun 22nd, 2015

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Acadia University

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Three infants, 3 to 4 months of age, with periocular capillary hemangiomas were treated with oral propranolol solution (Inderal, 20mg/5ml) 2-3 mg/kg per day divided in 2 doses. Propranolol was continued up to the end of the first year of life and tapered over 2-3 weeks.

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